Grimmjow:

"Goddamit!" I roared angrily, throwing my chair towards where previously was The Zodiacs' screen "That damn Sagittarius had no right to tell him about the mating and then cut us off! As soon as I get my hands on that little shit I am gonna cero him into oblivious!"

I have never been so angry in my entire life but then again I had never had a potential mate before. I hate this! Feelings are such a complicated area. I never had to bother with them until that strawberry shinigami appeared turning my world upside down with his six-pack drooling worthy and that perfect ass made to take my cock. With his brilliant mind that most overlook and his ability to always get a smile out of me, sometimes even a laugh! Do you know how difficult that is?!

I loved him, utterly and irrevocably... but did he feel the same? I know that he loves me but mating is so much more. He would have to leave his family and world behind to move into Hueco Mundo besides me, not to mention rule and protect the hollows that he once hunted down. And don't get me started with the fact that he would share my life span which would turn him into an inmortal.

"He would never accept being my mate" I sighed sadly.

I didn't even care that I might end up being overheard, that someone might see me so weak. However, I did not expect to hear him reply.

"You should allow me the choice" I rapidly turn around to face Ichigo "Then again you always act as if you know better and make decision without my consent or say in it"

"Ichigo... w-what are you doing in Hueco Mundo? Shouldn't you be at the Gotei 13 with the rest of your team?" I asked, stunned, not knowing what else to say. He caught me unprepared.

"I unexpectedly met the famous Sagittarius during a mission and he told me the most peculiar of things. 'Grimmjow does not only love you but desire you as his mate... he simply didn't go for it the right way.' He told me to talk to you and find out the truth, whatever that is... but for what I am the most curious about right now is the fact that you don't seem surprised by it at all" he replied, for once showing how smart he truly is "How did you know about the mission?" he asked, suspiciously.

"The Zodiacs wanted us to see the mistakes of our ways, so they had screens viewing the whole thing" I answered dumbly "What are you doing here and not in the Gotei 13?"

"So everyone saw the whole thing... goddammit! Is there no privacy around here?!" he growled angrily "And for your information I came here right away because I wanted, no scratch that, I needed to know that I did not make a mistake loving you or ever trusting you"

"What do you want me to say? That I love you with the intensity of a thousand suns? Or that I had expected your half hollow side to be strong enough to pick up on our pre-mating bond? That I want to kidnap you and lock you in my castle? That I want to keep you besides me for all eternity, reaping you away from your dreams and family? That I am sorry for making you feel as if I was playing with you and causing this damn huge misunderstanding?" I screamed frustrated, suddenly feeling so tired. More tired than I had ever felt in my life, wanting it all to finally be over and move on "Then yes! That's exactly how I feel and so much more! Happy now?!" I glared at him.

"Yeah, quite happy honestly" he replied with a small smile "That's all I ever needed. After all, I am not that good at keeping grudges" he assured me before jumping on my bones.

Was it really that easy? I thought surprised. Then again who I am to get such a gift like this go to waste?

With that in mind I did not dwell into it too much and simply enjoyed the moment before all the talk about how we will make it work in the future will come.

Ichigo:

Being the Arrancar Queen is both a comfort and discomfort at the same time. First I get to live for all eternity with my mate and do some good other than the nonsense hunting that gets us to nowhere. On the other hand, I am called a Queen! I am male thank you very much! But it seems that hollows have no gender and the hierarchy is decided by if one is submissive or not. As I am taking his dick up my ass it seems that I am the submissive in the relationship. Another interesting fact, I can get pregnant... WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW BEFORE GRIMMJOW KOCKED ME UP!

Then again, the twins in the way are the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life.

The Zodiacs finally got what they've always wanted, and alliance and a realm to rule. They became kind of the Switzerland of the supernatural realm. With my big sister becoming taichou at the Gotei 13 and Renji at her side, not to mention they both have their boyfriends won, and I as the other ruler of Hueco Mundo things are sailing smoothly.

The best thing is that I did not have to forsake all my family and friends or even the living world. No, I can come and go as I please. Even Hiromi can do that!

Life has never been better at the Kurosaki household.